Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) August 24, 2006

This fall the Santa Fe Workshops welcomes back Jeff Schewe for his eighth year teaching at the Santa Fe Workshops. Jeff Schewe has been an award-winning advertising photographer in Chicago for nearly 20 years. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Jeff is a feature consultant and Alpha tester for Adobe Photoshop.

Concentrating on advanced techniques for photo-realistic retouching and photo-surrealistic image compositing, this workshop uses participants’ photographic images as the main element source for learning advanced techniques of edge selection and masking, compositing with layers and layer masks, advanced blending, image enhancement, and retouching. Specific topics to be covered include developing the best strategy for creating excellent selections and masks; using Photoshop’s layers for assembling complex yet realistic image combinations; using blending modes and the history feature to create intricate texture mapping; manipulating elements; advanced retouching techniques and a whole lot more is in store. The curriculum revolves around Jeff’s expert demonstrations. This is an advanced workshop for people wishing to delve into Photoshop’s true power and capabilities.

For more information or to register for this workshop, call (505) 983.1400 or log onto http://www.santafeworkshops.com

The Santa Fe Workshops, an inspirational resource for imagemakers for the past 17 years, is a educational center covering a wide range of topics in digital, color, and black?and?white photography as well as year?round digital programs. Each season, imagemakers of every kind travel to Santa Fe to engage their imaginations and rekindle their passion for photography. To find out more, call (505) 983.1400, log onto http://www.santafeworkshops.com.

Media contact; Darcy Schwerin, http://www.santafeworkhops.com


505.983.1400

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